Louisiana Governor Bars Discrimination Against LGBT Residents

Gov. John bel Edwards overturns an order his predecessor, Bobby Jindal, enacted, protecting employers and agencies that refused to serve the LGBT community

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signed an executive order Wednesday barring state discrimination against the LGBT community, NBC News reports. 

Edwards' order overturns an order enacted last year by his predessor, Bobby Jindal, which protected employers and agencies that wouldn't serve LGBT community members. Local groups and corporations put pressure on Edwards, saying his predecessor's order would create a "hostile environment" for their employees. 

The governor called the rule “bad for business, tourism and the Louisiana economy.”

Edwards' order protects state employees from discrimination over race, religion, sexual orientation and gender identity.

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